Elisabeth of Schönau: The Complete Works
| Authors | Elisabeth of Schönau, O.S.B, St. Clark, Anne L. |
| Tags | Spiritual life, Mysticism, Visions, Spiritual life -- Catholic Church, Mysticism -- Catholic Church |
| Publisher | Paulist Press |
| Published | 26 gen 2000 |
| Date | 08 dic 2021 |
| Languages | eng |
| Identifiers | oclc: 1033573585, uri: https://archive.org/details/elisabethofschon00elis, lcn: BX2350.2.E4513 2000 |
Description
"Did Is. 7:14 inspire Mary to take a vow of virginity?"
The Life of Mary as Seen by the Mystics ch. 5 "In the Temple":
Once when I [Mary] was thinking that I never wanted to be deprived of God’s grace, I arose and went to read in the Scriptures, desiring something to console my soul. When I opened the book, the first thing I saw was this passage of Isaias [7:14]: “Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son.” As I understood from this that the Son of God was going to choose a virgin to be His Mother, I immediately resolved in my heart, out of reverence for that virgin, to remain a virgin myself and to offer myself to her as a handmaid and always to serve her and never to leave her, even if I had to travel all over the world with her.
I can't find this quote in her complete(?) works here.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-302) and index
Introduction -- The preface of Abbot Ekbert to the visions -- First book of visions -- Second book of visions -- Third book of visions -- The book of the ways of God -- The resurrection of the Blessed Virgin -- The book of revelations about the sacred company of the virgins of Cologne -- Letters -- The death of Elisabeth